Newtonmore railway station

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Newtonmore

Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ùr an t-Slèibh[1]
National Rail
Newtonmore station.jpg
LocationNewtonmore, Highland
Scotland
Coordinates57°03′34″N 4°07′06″W / 57.0595°N 4.1184°W / 57.0595; -4.1184Coordinates: 57°03′34″N 4°07′06″W / 57.0595°N 4.1184°W / 57.0595; -4.1184
Grid referenceNN715984
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeNWR
History
Original companyInverness and Perth Junction Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
9 September 1863 (1863-09-09)Opened
Passengers
2015/16Increase 9,432
2016/17Decrease 8,770
2017/18Increase 9,194
2018/19Decrease 7,848
2019/20Decrease 7,456
Listed Building – Category B
Designated20 December 1979
Reference no.LB7673[2]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Newtonmore railway station serves the village of Newtonmore, Highland, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Highland Main Line. The station is 68 miles 62 chains (110.7 km) from Perth, and has a single platform which is long enough for a ten-coach train.[3] It is currently the only station on the Highland Main Line to have one platform, although the former second platform can still be seen adjacent to the first platform.

History[]

The station was opened on 9 September 1863 by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway (I&PJn) when the I&PJn opened the section from Aviemore to Pitlochry.[4][5]

The station had two platforms, connected with a footbridge, either side of a passing loop, there was a goods yard to the north that was able to accommodate most types of goods including live stock, it was equipped with a five-ton crane. There were two signal boxes and a turntable.[6][7]

The original station buildings were constructed of wood and were destroyed in a fire in April 1893.[8] A replacement station building in stone was erected in 1893.[9]

A serious accident occurred on 2 August 1894 when the morning passenger train from Perth to Inverness collided with a goods train. One passenger was killed and several were badly injured.[10]

On 13 September 1900, James Ormiston, a brakesman was killed in a shunting accident at the station.[11]

A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1964 to 1967.[12]

Current services[]

The station is served by trains to Inverness and Glasgow or Edinburgh, a Sunday southbound HST train service to London King's Cross and a nightly Caledonian Sleeper service to London Euston. The station has just one platform; since it was shortened the main building is now a private residence and is now no longer part of the platform. Because the platform is short, express services overrun the platform commonly.[citation needed] The station was listed for closure but was saved.[13]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Blair Atholl   London North Eastern Railway
Sunday, Southbound Only
East Coast Main Line 		  Kingussie
Dalwhinnie or
Blair Atholl or
Pitlochry 		  Abellio ScotRail
Highland Main Line 		  Kingussie
Dalwhinnie   Caledonian Sleeper
Highland Caledonian Sleeper 		  Kingussie
  Historical railways  
Dalwhinnie
Line and station open 		  Highland Railway
Inverness and Perth Junction Railway 		  Kingussie
Line and station open

References[]

  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ^ "NEWTONMORE RAILWAY STATION". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. ^ Brailsford 2017, map 19C.
  4. ^ Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 300.
  5. ^ "Opening of the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 16 September 1863. p. 6. Retrieved 13 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Newtonmore station on OS 25 inch map Inverness-shire - Mainland CI.8 (Kingussie and Insh)". National Library of Scotland. 1900. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. ^ The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 400. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
  8. ^ "Newtonmore Railway Station Burned". Glasgow Herald. 22 April 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 13 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ The Buildings of Scotland, Highland and Islands. John Gifford. Yale University Press. 1992. ISBN 0-300-09625-9
  10. ^ "Fatal Railway Accident". Western Times. 3 August 1894. p. 8. Retrieved 13 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Killed on the Highland Line". Dundee Courier. 14 September 1900. p. 5. Retrieved 13 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. pp. 13 & 20. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
  13. ^ Macrae, Helen (10 December 1984). "Bid to get trains back at village". Aberdeen Press and Journal. p. 23. Retrieved 13 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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